Life Legacy

Lewis was born January 11, 1938 in Disputanta, Virginia, to the late Robert Lane Mason, Sr. and Virginia Goodwyn-Mason. Lewis was educated at the then, Disputanta Training School. He retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in 1999 after 30 years of employment, and was employed at the Department of Education and Transportation, Bibb County, Georgia (2001-2012), until his health declined. Prior employments included, Firestone Tire Company in Hopewell, Virginia, and a part-time bus driver for Petersburg City Public Schools.

He was a faithful member of Bethel CME Church of Macon, Georgia, where he served as a Church Steward, joyful greeter of the Usher Board, and was an active Sunday School scholar. Lewis accepted Christ at an early age at First Baptist Church of Disputanta and later joined Holy Family and St. Joseph Catholic Churches of Petersburg.

Lewis was an avid sportsman who loved jogging, reading and giving back to his community. He coached his childrens Little League baseball teams in Petersburg, Macon, and the West Petersburg Bravettes Softball Team; he played for the Disputanta All-Stars and the West Petersburg Braves Baseball Teams, and various other softball teams. He was also chief umpire of the Independent Semi-Pro Baseball League in the Virginia area until 1981.

Lewis was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Lewis W. Bug Mason, Jr. and four brothers, Robert Jr., Earl, Percy and William Mason.